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LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES INC-A (LPTH) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:LPTH - Nasdaq - US5322578056 - Common Stock - Currency: USD

2.47  -0.17 (-6.44%)

After market: 2.43 -0.04 (-1.62%)

Fundamental Rating

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Overall LPTH gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. We evaluated LPTH against 124 industry peers in the Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components industry. LPTH may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. LPTH does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.


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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year LPTH has reported negative net income.
LPTH had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
LPTH had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
LPTH had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
LPTH Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFLPTH Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 5M -5M

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of LPTH (-20.04%) is worse than 75.00% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -34.40%, LPTH is doing worse than 75.00% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -20.04%
ROE -34.4%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-10.4%
ROA(5y)-7.04%
ROE(3y)-16.56%
ROE(5y)-11.33%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
LPTH Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICLPTH Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 10 -10 20 -20

1.3 Margins

LPTH has a Gross Margin of 27.70%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: LPTH outperforms 45.83% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of LPTH has declined.
The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for LPTH so they could not be analyzed.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 27.7%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-8.03%
GM growth 5Y-6.01%
LPTH Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsLPTH Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 -20 40

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

LPTH does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
Compared to 1 year ago, LPTH has more shares outstanding
LPTH has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for LPTH has been reduced compared to a year ago.
LPTH Yearly Shares OutstandingLPTH Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10M 20M 30M
LPTH Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsLPTH Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10M 20M 30M 40M 50M

2.2 Solvency

LPTH has an Altman-Z score of -3.20. This is a bad value and indicates that LPTH is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of -3.20, LPTH is doing worse than 84.17% of the companies in the same industry.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.03 indicates that LPTH is not too dependend on debt financing.
LPTH has a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.03. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: LPTH outperforms 59.17% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.03
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z -3.2
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC9.07%
LPTH Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFLPTH Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 10M 20M 30M

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.53 indicates that LPTH should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
LPTH has a worse Current ratio (1.53) than 74.17% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 0.90 indicates that LPTH may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
LPTH has a Quick ratio of 0.90. This is amonst the worse of the industry: LPTH underperforms 82.50% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.53
Quick Ratio 0.9
LPTH Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesLPTH Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 5M 10M 15M 20M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for LPTH have decreased strongly by -71.43% in the last year.
The Revenue has decreased by -1.01% in the past year.
Measured over the past years, LPTH shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has been decreasing by -1.23% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-71.43%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-40%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.01%
Revenue growth 3Y-6.21%
Revenue growth 5Y-1.23%
Sales Q2Q%1.49%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, LPTH will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 18.21% on average per year.
Based on estimates for the next years, LPTH will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 14.00% on average per year.
EPS Next Y24.27%
EPS Next 2Y18.21%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year11.56%
Revenue Next 2Y14%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
LPTH Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesLPTH Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 10M 20M 30M 40M
LPTH Yearly EPS VS EstimatesLPTH Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0 0.1 -0.1 -0.2

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

LPTH reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for LPTH. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
LPTH Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsLPTH Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 -10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
LPTH Per share dataLPTH EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 0.2 -0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8

4.3 Compensation for Growth

A more expensive valuation may be justified as LPTH's earnings are expected to grow with 18.21% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y18.21%
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for LPTH!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

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LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES INC-A

NASDAQ:LPTH (2/18/2025, 6:57:18 PM)

After market: 2.43 -0.04 (-1.62%)

2.47

-0.17 (-6.44%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment
GICS IndustryElectronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
Earnings (Last)02-13 2025-02-13/amc
Earnings (Next)05-07 2025-05-07/amc
Inst Owners39.89%
Inst Owner Change0.95%
Ins Owners2.75%
Ins Owner Change2.29%
Market Cap97.96M
Analysts84
Price Target4.34 (75.71%)
Short Float %0.27%
Short Ratio0.21
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-18.41%
Min EPS beat(2)-58.38%
Max EPS beat(2)21.57%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-33.61%
Min EPS beat(4)-71.57%
Max EPS beat(4)21.57%
EPS beat(8)2
Avg EPS beat(8)-33.48%
EPS beat(12)4
Avg EPS beat(12)-77.27%
EPS beat(16)5
Avg EPS beat(16)-104.28%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-7.07%
Min Revenue beat(2)-12.98%
Max Revenue beat(2)-1.17%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-4.38%
Min Revenue beat(4)-12.98%
Max Revenue beat(4)2.04%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)-2.9%
Revenue beat(12)4
Avg Revenue beat(12)-5.42%
Revenue beat(16)6
Avg Revenue beat(16)-3.75%
PT rev (1m)41.67%
PT rev (3m)41.67%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)3.71%
EPS NY rev (1m)-4.25%
EPS NY rev (3m)3.92%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.37%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-1.01%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.04%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.24%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 3.05
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 3.67
P/tB 5.77
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-0.24
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.13
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-0.09
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.07
OCFYN/A
SpS0.81
BVpS0.67
TBVpS0.43
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -20.04%
ROE -34.4%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 27.7%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-10.4%
ROA(5y)-7.04%
ROE(3y)-16.56%
ROE(5y)-11.33%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexcg growth 3YN/A
ROICexcg growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-8.03%
GM growth 5Y-6.01%
F-Score2
Asset Turnover0.7
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.03
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 21.47%
Cap/Sales 2.67%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.53
Quick Ratio 0.9
Altman-Z -3.2
F-Score2
WACC9.07%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)65.37%
Cap/Depr(5y)71.5%
Cap/Sales(3y)6.94%
Cap/Sales(5y)7.2%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-71.43%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-40%
EPS Next Y24.27%
EPS Next 2Y18.21%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.01%
Revenue growth 3Y-6.21%
Revenue growth 5Y-1.23%
Sales Q2Q%1.49%
Revenue Next Year11.56%
Revenue Next 2Y14%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-73.41%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year61.27%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-2517.15%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-418.06%
OCF growth 3Y-52.06%
OCF growth 5Y4.91%